FLORIDA — Governor DeSantis issued an executive order Thursday to suspend the sheriff of Osceola County in Florida.
According to the executive order, Marcos R. Lopez was charged with a first-degree felony count of racketeering and one count of first-degree felony of conspiracy to commit racketeering.
Gov. DeSantis announced the appointment of 35-year law enforcement veteran Christopher A. Blackmon as Osceola County Sheriff. He was the Central Region Chief for the Florida Highway Patrol. Blackmon led over 850 sworn troopers and 95 civilian employees in that position. He also served as FHP Statewide Immigration Incident Commander for all 67 counties.
Soaring gas prices disrupt spring break plans for Lakeland drivers
The escalating war in Iran is hitting drivers right here in the Tampa Bay Area hard. Tampa Bay 28's Rebecca Petit caught up with drivers in Lakeland who told her that soaring gas prices are crushing their spring break plans.
